Structures of Power

Terry J. Peavler is Professor of Spanish and Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts at The Pennsylvania State University. His books include Individuations: The Novel as Dissent, Ex texto en llamas: el arte narrativo de Juan Rulfo, and Julio Cortazar. Peter Standish is Professor and Chair in the Department of Foreign Languages at East Carolina University, Greenville. His books include Variedades del español actual and Mario Vargas Llosa: La ciudad y los perros.

• Notes on Contributors Introduction See(k)ing Power/ Framing Power in Selected Works of Jose DonosoSharon Magnarelli Monuments and Scribes: El hablador Addresses EthnographySara Castro-Klaren The Delegitimizing Carnival of El otono del PatriarcaRosalia Cornejo-Parriego Magus, Masque, and the Machinations of Authority: Cortazar at PlayPeter Standish Politicizing Myth and Absence: From Macedonio Fernandez to Augusto Roa BastosTodd S. Garth The Underlying Currents of "Caciqusmo" in the Narratives of Juan RulfoJose Carlos Gonzalez Boixo Cabrera Infante's UndertowTerry J. Peavler Of Power and Virgins: Alejandra Pizarnik's La condesa sangrientaDavid William Foster The Politics of "Wargasm": Sexuality, Domination and Female Subversion in Luisa Valenzuela's Cambio De ArmasRosemary Geisdorfer Feal Index

"Structures of Power is accessible to a wide range of readers, including generalists with little or no background in Latin American literature or political systems. The editors are clearly aware of the diversity of Latin American cultures and have made an effort to represent that diversity in this volume." — Debra A. Castillo, Cornell University